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The Morning Edition

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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23:50

'Nice is nice': How a dancing Robert Irwin became...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/26

We feel like we’ve known him since he was in nappies. But now, at 21, the fame enjoyed by Robert Irwin - the son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin - has been supercharged after winning one of America’s top reality television shows, Dancing with the Stars. Today, culture editor-at-large Michael Idato on the Irwin family empire and how Robert Irwin’s brand of "nice" has won over America.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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16:57

‘They view it as a contagion’: Why Trump wants our...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/25

Donald Trump has long tried to stamp American institutions - and the daily life of his country’s citizens - with his ultra-conservative ideology, openly waging war on diversity, transgender rights and women, among other targets.But now he wants American diplomats in Canberra to report back to him about the waywe live.Today, North America correspondent Michael Koziol on why Trump wants detailed information about the crime that takes place on our shores.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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15:40

Why the BOM spent $96 million on its website

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/24

The Bureau of Meteorology has been plagued with public stuff-ups, including, just a few years ago, a false tsunami alert sent to half of the country.This is a problem because farmers use the site to plan harvests, fisherman use it navigate the seas, and the rest of us rely on it to decide if we need to bring an umbrella, or can safely travel from one suburb to the next.Today, climate and energy correspondent Mike Foley on the bureau’s latest disaster: a problematic website revamp that went

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27:03

'Blood oil': How Australia is funding Russia's war

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/23

Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Australia banned the importation of Russian crude oil. Even so, Russian oil is still making its way to our shores, and into our petrol.Kateryna Argyrou calls this blood oil - money from which goes to fund the Kremlin’s war machine.Today, Argryou, who chairs the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations and is also honorary consul of Ukraine in Sydney, joins Europe correspondent David Crowe.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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29:18

Albanese wants to protect Australia ‘as it is’. But...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/20

Recently on this podcast we have been highly fixated on the problems within the Liberal opposition and we have neglected the government somewhat.So this week we are going to focus on Labor, and to that end we have a real treat for listeners.Sean Kelly, a columnist forThe AgeandSydney Morning Herald, was previously a Labor staffer with Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. He is the author of a book called The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, and he has just published the latest quarterly essay –

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19:46

The 'helpers' of Singapore – raising expat children,...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/19

It’s a Sunday at a park in Singapore, and, as journalist Zach Hope observed, it’s the servants day off. They lounge on picnic rugs, shaking off the week of cooking, cleaning – and raising other people’s kids. Singapore has more than 300,000 migrant domestic workers, or “helpers”, as they’re called and many care for the children of expats, including Australians. Today, South-East Asia correspondent Zach Hope on this extraordinary workforce and the system, he

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19:34

The political 'killing season' has begun, so who are...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/18

There can be no mistaking it – it is that time of year known as the killing season. Because, as of this morning, there are two state political leaders who’ve lost their jobs. One whose job is rumoured to be on the chopping block. And all this, as rumours swirl that federal Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, might not last through to the new year. Today, state political editors Chip Le Grand and Alexandra Smith, on why all this turmoil, now. And what it means for you.Subscribe to The Age &

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21:09

Trump and Epstein: How significant are the new emails?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/17

Donald Trump has long sworn that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was no big deal. That he didn’t know about his abuse of girls and women. And there was nothing of consequence in the so-called “Epstein files”.Then came last week, when a group of Democrats, and later Republicans, released - cumulatively - thousands and thousands of pages of emails and correspondence from Epstein, which could suggest that Trump knows more about Epstein’s conduct than he’s been

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23:22

Wasting billions: The government system hurting your...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/16

Four years ago, when our senior economics correspondent, Shane Wright, pointed out the failings of our central bank, government leaders, including the federal treasurer, sat up and took notice.Well now, he’s at it again. And this time, he’s got his sights on what he calls an unspoken economic problem that is driving down our quality of life.Today, Wright on how our convoluted system of government is hurting all of us, wastingbillionsof dollars each year. And what it might take, to fix

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24:16

Inside Politics: The Coalition’s net zero word salad,...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/13

This week in federal politics there was really only one show in town, and that was the compelling and 'can't look away' car crash that is the Liberal party's continued ructions on its net zero policy. They culminated, or maybe even concluded, on Thursday afternoon, when the Liberal Party met and finally came up with a policy. Today, host Jacqueline Maley is joined by chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and chief political commentator James Massola.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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25:31

The NYT asked if women ruined the workplace. Women...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/12

“Did women ruin the workplace?” This was the question that was put forward in a New York Times podcast that - no surprises here - quickly went viral. The main thrust of the argument was that women are gossipy and overly emotional, and so, as we take over more and more businesses, we are a threat to the pursuit of truth and innovation. To say that women from the across the globe shot back is an understatement. Today, senior writer Jacqueline Maley on so-called “conservative

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20:03

Blood and honour: why couldn’t the NSW Government...

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2025/11/11

How could dozens of white supremacists be allowed to rally outside of the NSW parliament building, on Saturday morning?And why didn’t the police who watched them congregate make them disperse, once they heard them use antisemitic tropes about power and influence, and chant a Hitler Youth slogan?These are just two of the questions facing our government and police force, in the wake of an incident that has not only created fear, but led to two MPs facing threats of death, and rape.Today, state

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16:03

John Laws: The power of one Sydney shockjock

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/10

Tributes have flown in – from the likes of actor Russell Crowe and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – for John Laws, the polarising broadcaster who died over the weekend at 90. But, it has to be asked: why are we still talking about him, decades after his peak, when he played a key role in helping prime ministers either nab, or keep their hold on power? Today, Dr Denis Muller, a former journalist and media ethicist from the University of Melbourne, on the mixed legacy of the so-called

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22:32

REDs is the hot topic among athletes and amateurs,...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/09

Have you ever taken on a 10km run, or a half marathon - maybe pushed yourself just a little too much, without properly researching what you should be eating, to fuel your efforts? Many have. And it’s no wonder endurance activities are an increasingly popular coping mechanism for those of us struggling to deal with the mental load of everyday life. But experts across the globe say they have been seeing athletes -and regular people - who have been under-eating and sufferingfrom a little-known

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33:58

Jane Hume on rebranding net zero, and Hastie's...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/06

It’s been a rather torrid week for the Coalition, with yet more messy fighting over whether it will dump its commitment to Australia achieving net zero emissions by 2050. This was followed by controversial comments by former frontbencher Andrew Hastie on late-term abortions. Today’s guest is Senator Jane Hume, a Liberal moderate, joining chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and host Jacqueline Maley.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener

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16:12

Our hospitals and GPs are struggling. Are Albanese’s...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/05

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese swept back into power in part on the back of an $8.5 billion investment in Medicare, what he described as the “single largest investment in Medicare since its creation” more than 40 years ago. Who could forget him waving his Medicare card at every opportunity on the campaign trail?Today, health reporter Angus Thomson on whether Albanese is delivering on two of his biggest initiatives: free GP visits and urgent care clinics designed to care for you when

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19:34

A birthing trend is leading to deaths. Why is it...

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2025/11/04

A series of tragic deaths of Australian mothers and babies, as a result of so-called “freebirthing” has put this practice into the spotlight.What is “freebirthing”, you ask? Call it birth without a safety net, that is: without any doctor, trained clinician or registered midwife present. Some women are alone. Some are just with their partner.Today, senior writer Wendy Tuohy on why women are arguably risking their lives - and that of their baby - to engage in this increasingly

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21:29

An impending 'Spermageddon': New study on the...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/03

Is "Spermagedon" coming? Well, the results of a new study on men's fertility and testosterone levels has left experts concerned as male sperm counts plunge. Many experts suspect the drop is driven by a cocktail of air pollution, microplastics and other hormone-disrupting toxins, including PFAS or “forever chemicals” in the environment. Today, science writer Angus Dalton on this new study and whether male fertility is at serious risk.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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34:35

'The most intense attack of my career': Alex...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/11/02

High-profile politicianAlex Greenwich is used to the robust world of public office, but he says he had never experienced such an intense attack on his sexuality after his public stoush with Mark Latham. Latham, the former Labor leader turned political pariah, was ordered to pay Greenwich $140,000 for a vile social media post the Federal Court found defamed the gay Sydney independent MP. It’s a judgment Latham, who is also an independent MP in the NSW parliament, is appealing. All of this is

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24:03

Inflation figures were bad, so why focus on...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/30

This week we're going to talk about the government's weaknesses, which might seem a little bit counter-intuitive, because Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been flying so high on the international stage, where he dined with US President Donald Trump at a dinner at ASEAN. But back on the domestic front, there are a few weaknesses, particularly in the economy. Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal, joins host and senior columnist Jacqueline Maley for this week's Inside Politics.Subscribe to The

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